Full-time MBA

Our one-year, full-time MBA is an intensive experience, designed for maximum career impact. Fast paced and challenging from multiple perspectives, it gives you more than the traditional MBA toolkit. While fully developing your business knowledge, you also gain an adaptive mindset and the ability to absorb and apply learnings, build resilience and develop a tight network of inspiring and encouraging peers.

Together with our unique Personal Effectiveness Program, which provides leadership and career development, and regular exposure to visits from CEOs and business leaders via our integrated Entrepreneurial Mindset curriculum, you will receive support to develop your skills and outlook at every turn.

Immerse yourself in one of the world’s most liveable cities, where you will thrive in a vibrant multicultural community and advanced economy with easy access to Asian markets. Our MBA will transform how you think about yourself and the world and empower you to become a global leader.

We also offer the Full-time MBA as a dual degree with our Master of Marketing. Offered over 24 months, international students may be eligible to apply for the Temporary Graduate Visa after completion. To learn more about the dual degree, click here.

Full-time MBA a vehicle for career transition

Nathan Spence

“With the resource industry in transition I saw now as a great time to embark on further study. I was looking for a qualification, which would complement my background in engineering and provide me the opportunity to make the transition from an operational role in chemical processing to a strategy focused position.”
“The MBA program at Melbourne Business School is giving me a broader skill-set to accelerate my career progression both within and beyond the sector. I feel like my professional options have expanded dramatically and that’s really exciting.”

Barbara seeks management opportunities via a Full-time MBA

Barbara Reikie

“Studying my MBA at Melbourne Business School has broadened my horizons in more ways than one. As a Canadian working in the oil and gas industry, I wanted to transition into renewable energy, and have the opportunity to move into management. An MBA is the perfect vehicle to achieve these goals.”
“Also, Melbourne Business School enables you to build both your Australian and foreign networks because you are taught by an internationally acclaimed faculty, while studying with peers from all over the world. The MBA perfectly complements my background in engineering too.”

Rising star at Jetstar

Amy Zhu

“I had lived in the UK and travelled around Europe but wanted to build connections in a different market. I knew Melbourne Business School is the best business school in Australia, and I wanted to go to the best. And the reputation of the faculty is outstanding,”
“It gave me an opportunity to apply what I had learnt in class to a real business and opened up a whole new horizon for me. I am very excited about transitioning my career from retail to aviation.”

​Your weekly commitment is 38 to 40 hours on campus, plus additional study time outside class. From Monday to Thursday you attend lectures and work in syndicate groups of 5 to 6 students. There will be a variety of topics on Fridays that include Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Business in Asia project, and the Personal Effectiveness Program.

In the latter part of the program, the Career Management Team can help arrange opportunities for internships and industry consulting projects. Recent placements have included companies and organisations such as Jetstar, LinkedIn, Citi, Qantas, Engineers without Borders, White Lion, Salvos Stores and more.

Integrated throughout General Management I–III

Electives

Students also complete six electives. These have included Corporate Strategy, Brand Management, Negotiations, and Mergers and Acquisitions. You can check out the electives on offer by contacting study@mbs.edu.

Capstone

MBA students may apply to go on an exchange with one of our international partner schools – recent exchanges have been to schools such as Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, HKUST, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

1 - Commence an application to become familiar with the application process.
2 - Get to know us – find out more about the School and program by meeting with us.
3 - Plan to sit the compulsory GMAT in line with the application closing dates. We recommend you plan to sit for the GMAT as early as possible. This is a compulsory requirement and your results are valid for five years.
4 - Complete and submit your application by the relevant closing date as listed below.

To apply, you should have:

A good GMAT score – as a guide, recent students have achieved an average of 705 or higher. Please be advised that the GMAT is compulsory and that we do not accept the GRE.

An excellent command of English (copy of IELTS or TOEFL score, where required*)

Personal statements relating to your goals and how you can contribute to the program

The names and contact details of two professional referees.

*IELTS – minimum score of 7.0 overall, with no individual score less than 6.5; or
TOEFL IBT – minimum score of 102, with a written score minimum of 24 and no individual score lower than 21.

Candidates are assessed individually against the above criteria but the final selection for the cohort is based on gender balance, diversity of industry, academic background and nationality with restrictions on the number of students from any one Country / region.

Further details about application requirements are provided at apply.mbs.edu.

Interview

Applications will be assessed and shortlisted candidates will be required to participate in an interview. This interview is an important part of the selection process and can be completed over the phone, via Skype or in person, and will be conducted by one of our Career Management Centre team members. The conversation will last for approximately 20 – 30 minutes.

Offer

Once the Admissions Office receives feedback from the interviewers, your application will be re-evaluated and then presented to the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will make the final decision on each applicant. Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome via email. Applicants with a successful interview outcome will receive an offer of admission. This offer will also include any scholarship award.

All full-time MBA students, who have been successful in obtaining a place in the program, are automatically considered for scholarship support. Therefore in most cases you do not need to submit a separate application for a scholarship.

There are major scholarships which would only be considered for applicants who submit a complete application by specific application rounds. Please refer to the Scholarship webpage for details.

International candidates have until 31 March 2020 to submit their application, however, you are encouraged to submit your application as early as possible to be considered for further scholarship opportunities.

To be considered you must first complete an on-line application. Please note that some scholarships are connected to application rounds (see below).

All successful applicants are automatically considered for scholarship support. Therefore, you do not need to submit a separate scholarship application. When you receive an offer of admission into the program, you will be advised of any scholarship award and if additional documentation is required.

**International students must also take out medical insurance for the duration of their stay. The cost is approximately A$729 per year, based on 2018 prices, (more for a couple or family) and paid with your first fee instalment.

Living expenses

Please use this link to the University of Melbourne web site as a guide line and not a fixed cost.